Web Directory

» Freedom of Information Advocates Network (FOIAnet)
   An international information-sharing network of organizations and individuals working to promote the right of access to information. Includes list of members, details of "Right to Know Day", news, events, and resources.
   http://www.foiadvocates.net/

» Freedom of Information: A Comparative Legal Survey
   Study by Toby Mendel of UNESCO. Covers international standards and trends, features of an FOI regime, chapters on individual countries, and a comparative analysis.
   http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0015/001584/158450e.pdf

» India - Right to Information Act
   Information about the act, guides for organisations and information seekers, and the text of a review of the act carries out by PricewaterhouseCoopers.
   http://rti.gov.in/

» Ireland - Office of the Information Commissioner
   Site of the official charged with overseeing compliance with the FOI act in Ireland. Includes details of the regulations, a list of public bodies, details of how to make an information request or a review by the commissioner, and decisions and court judge
   http://www.oic.gov.ie

» Open Government
   A journal on Freedom of Information. Includes information for authors, and free full-text access to the online archive.
   http://www.opengovjournal.org/

» Open Government Records
   Software for creating freedom of information (FOI) and Access to Information (ATI) repositories. These repositories offer many options to researchers who use freedom of information. Includes a number of repositories for Canadian information.
   http://opengovernmentrecords.net/

» Overview of all 90 FOIA Countries & Territories
   Report by Dutch author Roger Vleugels. Provides a listing all the countries known to have implemented Freedom of Information laws, with dates of introduction, links to the legislation, and statistics on the numbers of requests made per year.
   http://www.wobsite.be/uploads/documentenbank/9448824f6eaa30591ef096d6d073497f.pdf

» Panopticon
   A blog about information law, maintained by 11KBW’s Information Law Practice Group.
   http://www.panopticonblog.com/

» The Access Initiative
   A global network that promotes access to information, participation, and justice in environmental decision-making. Includes background information, a blog, resources, and an events calendar.
   http://www.accessinitiative.org/

» Wikipedia: Freedom of Information Legislation
   Encyclopedia article about FOI laws around the world.
   http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freedom_of_information_legislation

» Wobbing
   News and resource site that takes its name from a Dutch journalistic slang term meaning to obtain documents through Freedom of Information legislation.
   http://www.wobbing.eu/

» freedominfo.org
   A one-stop portal that describes best practices, consolidates lessons learned, explains campaign strategies and tactics, and links the efforts of freedom-of-information advocates around the world.
   http://www.freedominfo.org/